Contribution of the Rmg Sector to the Bangladesh Economy
Contribution of the RMG Sector to the Bangladesh Economy
Debapriya Bhattacharya Mustafizur Rahman Ananya Raihan
Centre for Policy Dialogue
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E-mail: cpd@bdonline.com; Website: www.cpd-bangladesh.org October, 2002
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), established in 1993, is a civil society initiative to promote an ongoing dialogue between the principal partners in the decision-making and implementing process. The dialogues are designed to address important policy issues and to seek constructive solutions to these problems. The Centre has already organised a series of such dialogues at local, regional and national levels. The CPD has also organised a number of South Asian bilateral and regional dialogues as well as some international dialogues. These dialogues have brought together ministers, opposition frontbenchers, MPs, business leaders, NGOs, donors, professionals and other functional groups in civil society within a non-confrontational environment to promote focused discussions. The CPD seeks to create a national policy consciousness where members of civil society will be made aware of critical policy issues affecting their lives and will come together in support of particular policy agendas which they feel are conducive to the well being of the country. In support of the dialogue process the Centre is engaged in research programmes which are both serviced by and are intended to serve as inputs for particular dialogues organised by the Centre throughout the year. Some of the major research programmes of the CPD include The Independent Review of Bangladesh 's Development (IRBD), Trade Related Research and Policy Development (TRRPD), Governance and Policy Reforms, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development, Agriculture and Rural
Debapriya Bhattacharya Mustafizur Rahman Ananya Raihan
Centre for Policy Dialogue
House No 40/C, Road No 11 (new), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209 Mailing Address: GPO Box 2129, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh Tel: (880 2) 8124770, 9141703. 9141734; Fax: (880 2) 8130951
E-mail: cpd@bdonline.com; Website: www.cpd-bangladesh.org October, 2002
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), established in 1993, is a civil society initiative to promote an ongoing dialogue between the principal partners in the decision-making and implementing process. The dialogues are designed to address important policy issues and to seek constructive solutions to these problems. The Centre has already organised a series of such dialogues at local, regional and national levels. The CPD has also organised a number of South Asian bilateral and regional dialogues as well as some international dialogues. These dialogues have brought together ministers, opposition frontbenchers, MPs, business leaders, NGOs, donors, professionals and other functional groups in civil society within a non-confrontational environment to promote focused discussions. The CPD seeks to create a national policy consciousness where members of civil society will be made aware of critical policy issues affecting their lives and will come together in support of particular policy agendas which they feel are conducive to the well being of the country. In support of the dialogue process the Centre is engaged in research programmes which are both serviced by and are intended to serve as inputs for particular dialogues organised by the Centre throughout the year. Some of the major research programmes of the CPD include The Independent Review of Bangladesh 's Development (IRBD), Trade Related Research and Policy Development (TRRPD), Governance and Policy Reforms, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development, Agriculture and Rural
References: CPD Occasional Paper Series 50 APPENDIX TABLE 2: DEPENDENCE OF BANKS’ ASSET PORTFOLIO ON TEXTILE AND RMG INDUSTRY, 1997-2001 (In Millions of Taka)